I kicked out my vicious husband and married his great-uncle

Emperor Zhaowu's fainting, like his attendance at court, came very suddenly, without any warning.

Originally, when Emperor Zhaowu was not in court, the fifth prince Gao Mingche sat on a chair under the dragon throne and listened to reports from court officials.

On this day, before Gao Mingche went up, he heard Yang Defu report that Emperor Zhaowu had arrived.

In an instant, the court officials knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the emperor".

But soon, the atmosphere became wrong.

Some people began to talk about appointing a crown prince.

Throughout the dynasties, appointing a crown prince has always been a very sensitive topic, and this topic will never be mentioned unless it is absolutely necessary.

Emperor Zhaowu had always been diligent, and no one had ever mentioned the topic of appointing a crown prince. But this time Emperor Zhaowu suddenly fell ill, which really scared all the court officials, so it was understandable that they proposed to appoint a crown prince.

Perhaps because of this consideration, Emperor Zhaowu did not get angry. Instead, he asked his ministers to recommend candidates.

Since the queen has no children, there is no possibility of making the legitimate son the crown prince.

However, the crown prince has always been chosen either as the legitimate son, the eldest son, or the most talented one.

This is where the problem lies. It is impossible to establish a legitimate son, but establishing the eldest son is even more impossible.

It was because the eldest prince was so mediocre, and spent his days doing nothing but eating and drinking, that the year before last, Your Majesty wanted to help this piece of useless man get out of trouble, so he arranged for him to be assigned to the Ministry of Justice to guard prisoners.

But the result was surprising. He guarded the prisoners for more than ten days, and sixty-eight of the seventy prisoners escaped. Of the remaining two, one had no legs, and the other had his legs broken after being tortured, otherwise they would have escaped long ago.

When this happened, His Majesty became furious.

From then on, the reputation of the eldest prince as a good-for-nothing spread throughout the Great Qi.

Therefore, when the proposal to appoint a crown prince was made today, no one considered the eldest prince.

If neither the legitimate wife nor the eldest son works, then the only option is to appoint the most capable one.

But it is hard to say what constitutes virtue.

For a moment, the opinions of the court officials began to become inconsistent.

Except for the third prince who was born with a defect and walked with a limp, all the other princes were mentioned.

However, when a court official proposed to make the Sixth Prince the Crown Prince, Emperor Zhaowu slammed the dragon throne and got angry: "He dared to take credit for something, his conduct is flawed, he has failed as a human being, how can he be the Crown Prince?"

As soon as Emperor Zhaowu said this, many people felt relieved.

You know, Emperor Zhaowu had a calm temperament and would never comment on someone so sharply.

Not to mention that this man is a prince.

The fact that he said this so decisively now meant that he would never consider letting the Sixth Prince become the Crown Prince in the future.

The moment Emperor Zhaowu finished speaking, several court officials quickly exchanged glances.

Afterwards, someone stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is still young. If you deny his future just because he made a mistake, wouldn't that be too arbitrary?"

"Arbitrary? As the saying goes, one can tell a person's future from the age of three. He can do such a deceitful thing, which shows that he is bad from the root. Such a person cannot be saved, so I will never consider making him the crown prince."

After saying this, Emperor Zhaowu changed the subject and his eyes fell on the man's face like a knife: "Compared with the other princes, the Sixth Prince is the least impressive. It's strange that you speak for him like this."

"Your Majesty, I... I just think that you should give the Sixth Prince a chance..."

Before the man had finished speaking, Emperor Zhaowu slammed the table heavily and shouted angrily, "How dare you! You..."

Before Emperor Zhaowu could finish the rest of his words, he fell backwards.

In an instant, the court officials were in an uproar.

In the end, Gao Mingche and Xie Xingyuan went forward together and escorted Emperor Zhaowu to the back hall for placement.

At the same time, Emperor Zhaowu's remarks also reached Concubine Xian's ears.

Instantly, Concubine Xian was so angry that her face turned grim: "This is outrageous! How come my Yuan'er becomes so useless in his mouth!"

"My lady, please calm down."

"Calm down? How can I calm down? He is clearly trying to ruin Yuan'er's future by saying this! He is Yuan'er's father, how can he say this to him in front of the court officials?!"

In an instant, Concubine Xian became hysterical.

This is no wonder. She had been planning for so many years, spent so much money to bribe so many people, and used so many tricks, but in the end, everything was in vain.

Emperor Zhaowu ruined everything with just a few words!

In a rage, Concubine Xian smashed several cups.

Just at this time, Duke Dingguo arrived.

Compared to Consort Xian, Duke Dingguo's shoulders sank, and he looked even more decadent: "Your Majesty, this time, it's all over."

Concubine Xian snorted coldly: "Not necessarily."

Duke Dingguo's eyes lit up: "Could it be that the Queen has some other good plan?"

Concubine Xian did not answer but asked: "Brother, how do you think we can break the current situation?"

"We have manpower and money. Now everything is ready, except for the east wind. But your majesty's evaluation of the Sixth Prince is really cutting off the firewood from under the fire. In this way, we are really passive. How about supporting other princes instead?"

Concubine Xian's expression suddenly changed: "Brother, what do you mean by this?"

"Now with His Majesty, the Sixth Prince has no chance at all. It would be better to find a prince whose birth mother is lowly and who has no one to rely on, and support him instead. We have people with money who can provide him with enough support."

Concubine Xian sneered: "My poor Yuan'er, he is still imprisoned in his own palace, and he doesn't even know that he has been abandoned by his own uncle."

"Your Majesty, this is a last resort. We can choose a prince first, and then plot against him later, and make him give up his throne to the Sixth Prince."

"Is it possible to raise a tiger yourself and dream of killing it someday?"

"Your Majesty, choosing a prince with no foundation and using our people is still easy to control..."

This is also the safest way at the moment. Otherwise, all their planning over the years will be wasted.

"No!" Concubine Xian interrupted Duke Dingguo in a stern voice, "I will not support anyone except Yuan'er!"

"But, empress..."

"Shut up! You are Yuan'er's uncle, how can you abandon him?"

"Your Majesty, this is not giving up. This is changing to another path. Our ultimate goal is to send His Highness the Sixth Prince to that position."

Concubine Xian sneered, "That's enough. Don't think I don't know what you are up to! There is no room for negotiation on this matter! I never take detours!"

After saying that, Concubine Xian ordered the guests to leave: "Duke Dingguo, please go back!"

Duke Dingguo wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Consort Xian again: "Go back! Wait for good news from me!"

Duke Dingguo wanted to give Concubine Xian a few more words of advice, but when he saw Concubine Xian's cold expression, he swallowed his words.

He felt that Concubine Xian was just unable to accept this matter for the time being, and as long as she was given enough time, she would figure it out.

After Duke Dingguo left, Concubine Xian sat down in front of the dressing table. She stared at herself in the bronze mirror. After a long time, her distracted eyes gradually became firm, as if she had made some kind of decision.

Afterwards, she looked at Su Xin calmly and ordered, "Su Xin, come and dress me up. I'm going to visit His Majesty."